Creation Autosportif gets new livery

Re-Creation ...in a new Suit
Creation Autosportif's blue and yellow livery has been consigned to the history books. Coinciding with the
introduction of the constructor's new Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) chassis, the `works' car's visual ...

Re-Creation ...in a new Suit

Creation Autosportif's blue and yellow livery has been consigned to the history books. Coinciding with the
introduction of the constructor's new Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) chassis, the `works' car's visual appearance is
unlike anything seen before on cars that take part in the 24-hour race at Le Mans.

New Zealand artist, Mark Olsen, was given the task of re-defining Creation's on-track visual appearance. Known
for his trademark portrait style and not shy of using brilliant colours in his work, Olsen's approach to the new
Creation was to place the car's `livery' within the context of the countries visited by the Le Mans Series and the
classic 24 hour Enduro.

Set against a midnight blue pearlescent `sky' filled with stars, Olsen has painted seven child-like portraits with
features representing each individual country visited by these endurance machines. Titled "The Children of Le
Mans", the mix of images is colourful, fun and unusual--particularly for a racing car.

Brazil, for example, is represented by a child dressed in a verdant green tunic, wearing a Toucan Hat (Brazil's
national bird) with a pendant in the shape of a football. Italy's child is dressed in electric blue with a golden hat in
the shape of the Coliseum.

"I wanted something that links the car with its environment. Everyone knows that these cars are fast. They look
fast. They sound fast. I wanted people to have a lasting image of the car long after the race is over," says Olsen,
"not one that simply reinforces what the car can do by itself."

"Mike (Jankowski) and I talked about the team's values and philosophy and, from my perspective, it came down
to having kids on the car. Vitality, energy, imagination, total acceptance of others and fun. "

Creation Autosportif's Michael Jankowski said "BMW's "Art Cars" of yesteryear are a difficult act to follow. Mark
has produced a work that links the car directly with the Le Mans Series of races and its peoples while also
maintaining a bit of Creation in the scene. To me, it is magical, colourful and fun--a fantasy world where children
of all nations meet in their sleep. Hopefully, everyone will smile when they see it."

In its new `clothes', the new specification car will be participating in the final four rounds of the Le Mans Series in
England, Belgium, Germany and Brazil. Its first race, however, will be at the
75th running of the classic
endurance event: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.